A mum who was left confused over her newborn’s appearance asked doctors to investigate and was eventually told that he had a rare chromosome syndrome.
Hannah Doyle, 36, said when she cradled baby son Zander she noticed he did not look at all like either of his parents and had particularly swollen eyes.Quickly after tests were conducted, Zander was diagnosed with Chromosome Deletion Syndrome, a rare condition that means he has a loss of chromosomes.
"I do believe to this day that it was him telling me because his eyes look totally different now. Now he does look very much like his dad but when he was first born he did look very different." Hannah, who is separated from Zander's father, said: "I was very shocked because I think I had always known that it was a possibility. My gut instinct was different from when he was born and I'm so grateful for that gut instinct I believe he was telling me and I was aware of it.
Hannah has said that despite his condition, Zander - now aged 10 weeks - is a 'happy little baby'. But it is now a 'waiting game' to find out how he will be affected in the future. "Particularly when I can't find anyone else with the same particular deletion that he's got missing so there's not even anyone else to compare him to.
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